Continued Operation of China’s Massive Secret Jails

China’s massive secret jail system is extensive and notoriously brutal for prisoners

Prisons continue to lead to democracy dissident’s deaths and suffering

Exclusive: How a Chinese prisoner release reveals business as usual at ‘black jail’

The Christian Science Monitor

Late on Tuesday evening, a Chinese human rights group posted an extraordinary report on its website: 70,000 inmates of Beijing’s “black jails” – illegal detention centers for troublesome protesters – had just been freed. The news came just a few hours after Xi Jinping, the new leader of China.

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People should remember that even though the Chinese Communist Party has been modernizing with the times, the party still represents a heavy restriction on personal freedoms and a restriction on everyday life.

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